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Northwestern football finds itself in unique circumstances following the firing of longtime head coach Pat Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald was fired on Monday after additional information regarding hazing incidents that occurred during his tenure as the Wildcats’ head coach came to light. Northwestern football faces difficult hire Having spent 17 seasons with the program, Fitzgerald’s departure marks […]

The Northwestern football program has been in the headlines a ton with Pat Fizgerald’s hazing allegations. On Monday, he was fired as the coach of the program after nearly two decades, and now nobody knows what is next for the Wildcats. However, Bruce Feldman of The Athletic revealed a list of potential candidates, including a […]

It’s about to get messier for the Northwestern Wildcats following the dismissal of Pat Fitzgerald from the team due to hazing allegations on the team. The school fired Fitzgerald as head coach of Northwestern football, but some players have also taken direct shots at University President Michael Schill and Athletic Director Derrick Gragg. “To zoom […]

Former Northwestern football head coach Pat Fitzgerald isn’t letting the university off the hook easily with his firing. After the Wildcats decided to part ways with Fitzgerald in light of the recent hazing scandal involving his program, the 48-year-old tactician released a statement sharing his intention to take legal action with regards to his dismissal. […]

Pat Fitzgerald was booted from Northwestern football after multiple alleged cases of hazing on the team. The Wildcats coach failed to act on his duty and regulate the players’ behavior off the field. Their administration is now on the hunt for a new coach as David Braun oversees the position for a while. Northwestern football […]

Northwestern football has officially fired head coach Pat Fitzgerald amid the hazing scandal that his program is involved in. Sure enough, plenty of Twitter users and college football fans are relieved with the decision, especially after several calls were made for the team to part ways with the controversial coach. Fitzgerald has been initially suspended […]

Pat Fitzgerald was fired as head coach of the Northwestern football program after allegations of hazing, and former NFL quarterback Danny Kanell put out two tweets regarding the situation that have received a lot of criticism, with one of them being right before Fitzgerald’s firing from the Northwestern football program was announced. “Something feels off […]

Following Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald’s firing Monday, Northwestern president Michael Schill released a public statement condemning the hazing scandal. “The decision comes after a difficult and complex evaluation of my original discipline decision imposed last week on Coach Fitzgerald for his failure to know and prevent significant hazing in the football program,” Schill said. […]

Northwestern football has fired head coach Pat Fitzgerald after disturbing details emerged on the hazing incidents and racism that allegedly occurred under his watch, sources told Matt Fortuna of The Athletic. Fitzgerald, the second-longest tenured head coach in the Big Ten, was initially suspended without pay for two weeks after attorney Maggie Hickey of the […]

A former Northwestern football player who brought hazing allegations within the program to the public eye says Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald should be fired for his negligence. Fitzgerald was suspended for two weeks by the school and said he did not know about the hazing. A university investigation found that coaches did not know […]

Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald was recently suspended for two weeks after an investigation into alleged hazing in the program, but more details have come out this weekend that have the university reconsidering the punishment. One former player gave a detailed account of the hazing to The Daily Northwestern, and ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg reported Sunday […]

Northwestern football has been suddenly embroiled in controversy in the last week, after shocking hazing allegations were released from an independent investigation, and implicating long time head coach Pat Fitzgerald. The allegations detailed abuse and harassment occurring in the football locker room, and claim that coach Fitzgerald was aware and complicit in these incidents. Fitzgerald […]

Sports business reporter Darren Rovell has known Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald for over 27 years now, so when the alleged hazing incidents that happened in the Wildcats under his tutelage surfaced, he isn’t simply believing it. For those who missed it, Fitzgerald has been suspended for two weeks starting Friday due to the hazing […]

Amid the hazing allegations thrown at head coach Pat Fitzgerald and his Northwestern football program, the Wildcats have released a statement with regards to the issue. The team not only denied the accusations and called them “exaggerated and twisted,” but it also highlighted the innocence of Fitzgerald and his involvement in the said matter. For […]

Scandalous details have emerged in the Northwestern hazing story that has resulted in a two-week suspension to head coach Pat Fitzgerald. Based on a report in the Daily Northwestern, an anonymous former Northwestern player  alleged that the “hazing” identified by an independent investigator in a report issued Friday involved forced sexual acts among players, and […]

Shocking details of the hazing incidents that allegedly occurred on the Northwestern football team emerged on Saturday, as former players spoke out through the school newspaper. Perhaps the most stunning of claims by one former player is that head coach Pat Fitzgerald knew about the hazing and even encouraged it. If true, that not only […]

Northwestern football head coach Pat Fitzgerald is coming under fire on Twitter after graphic details emerged on the hazing incidents that allegedly occurred under his watch. In fact, Twitter is calling for Fitzgerald, who was suspended for two weeks on Friday, to be fired. Pat Fitzgerald shouldn’t be coaching at Northwestern next year https://t.co/TOo8kAn3cy — […]

Northwestern football’s Pat Fitzgerald was suspended for two weeks on Friday after an investigation into hazing incidents that allegedly occurred in the head coach’s program. On Saturday, former Wildcats players revealed the graphic details of the hazing incidents- and Fitzgerald’s role in said occurrences. Here is what the former Northwestern football players told the school’s […]

When a college football coach finds his name in the headlines in the early part of summer, it almost always means trouble. Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald has learned that first hand as his employer handed him a two-week unpaid suspension. An independent investigation into a charge of hazing that took place last year before […]

Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald has been suspended for two weeks, following an investigation into alleged hazing incidents in the locker room. Northwestern didn’t find evidence that Fitzgerald knew about the allegations. An independent investigation into the Northwestern football program started at the end of the 2022 season. Pat Fitzgerald’s suspension is unpaid and starts […]

Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald is reportedly no longer a candidate for the Green Bay Packers head coaching vacancy. The Packers are starting their search for a new head coach after firing Mike McCarthy last month, and there was speculation that Fitzgerald would at least earn an interview with the franchise. However, it now appears that […]

It’s no secret that the Green Bay Packers have interest in current Northwestern Wildcats head coach Pat Fitzgerald, but the feeling seems not mutual. Following the Wildcats’ 31-20 win over the Utah Utes in the Holiday Bowl on Monday, Fitzgerald announced that he’s not going anywhere and plans to stay put as the college program’s […]

Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald’s name has been strongly linked with the Green Bay Packers’ head coaching job. Fitzgerald has a strong connection with Packers CEO Mark Murphy, who hired him at Northwestern when Murphy as the university’s AD. Fitzgerald has turned down multiple opportunities to interview for NFL jobs in the past, but with […]

The Green Bay Packers are expected to target University of Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald as part of their wide-ranging search for their head coaching vacancy, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Packers CEO Mark Murphy has an interesting connection with Fitzgerald, whom he hired when Murphy was the athletic director of Northwestern. Fitzgerald has turned […]

With the Green Bay Packers starting to survey candidates for their coaching vacancy, there’s speculation that Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald could be in play. The Packers fired former coach Mike McCarthy back in early December following a disappointing home loss to the Arizona Cardinals, and since then, people in the NFL world have wondered […]